Sorry to stick my 0.02cents in here but I have a perspective for both
sides. My wife of 23 yrs walked on me last month. Not sure why, but in
the interim I have had a lot of time to think. Mike was right to expect
his wife to do the right thing. He gave her instructions on how to do it.
When you are in a parternship for life (a marriage) these things are
expected. On the other hand - he should have done it himself. If it was
that importantant (and I amomg others cannot drop $1500 at the drop of a
hat) Then he was responsible for the follow through. In the overall
scheme of things this is just not that important. Both Mike and his wife
need to get a grip. I know Mike has apologized to the list, several
times, but this is an issue that hits me close to home at the moment.
Kiss and make up, or at best, at least talk to HER about it - not bitch
to the list.
Sorry
Larry
PS My ISP is screwing around with my access so this is coming from the
AOL account, where I subscribe to the digest.
PPS Mike see my tag line
On 4/10/99 11:04 AM so and so (Glen Eldridge) said. (And I quote:)
>Who died and made you God? No one questions that it should be done right,
>just that you, as too many others, expect everone else to be perfect and
>leave you alone. I expect of myself that I do it properly, but I also
>expect to take the blame when it's not and to strive to correct it. I don't
>expect world war III over one narrowly-view mistake.
>
>Let's accept responsibility without so damned many complaints and Oh! so
>much bitching. Harry Truman said the work of the world wasn't done by
>bitchers and complainers.
>
>As before, 3 things apply:
>
>1. Let those without sin cast the first stone.
>
>2. Let those without stones cast the first sin.
>
>3. Ask how Ray Gibbons would have done it, then do it his way.
>
>Glen Eldridge
>Kirkland, Quebec
>
>P.s.; Think and act on this list as you would if you were face to face with
>the person you're addressing, not as though you were safe behind an
>anonymous computer screen and thus safe from retribution. This list would
>be a hell of a lot quieter that way!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: patrick bailey <pbailey@qnet.com>
>To: Mike Razor <mrazor@kih.net>
>Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Saturday, April 10, 1999 10:23 AM
>Subject: Re: Really Stupid
>
>
>>
>>
>> Mike Razor wrote:
>>
>> > It was
>> > the culmination of several things, to include her blowing off
>step-by-step
>> > instruction on how to mail parts to make her car road worthy.
>>
>> It looks like Mike gave her SPECIFIC instructions on what to do,I would be
>> pissed too if this happened.Why are we as a society so willing to take the
>> screw-ups side?We do this all the way up to the president We accept poor
>> behavior we don't strive for anywhere near excellance.This is whats wrong
>with
>> this country today We accept bad behaviour and attack people who expect a
>little
>> more!Mike was trying to get HER car running and she couldn't or wouldn't
>be
>> concerned enough to make sure it was done right So Mike gripes about it
>and all
>> of you attack him!I don't think Mike should apologise to anyone the only
>fault I
>> could see is not doing it himself but maybe he is strapped for time and
>thought
>> "it's not rocket science' to UPS some parts!I used to have fights with my
>wife
>> over not writing in the amount of a check she wrote in the register so I
>could
>> balance the damn thing finally I got the checks with a carbon but should I
>have
>> to do that?Why not expect someone to do it right?I guarantee all the
>listers
>> that attacked Mike would be screaming their heads off if they had some
>work done
>> on their B and the mechanic screwed it up!
>> What's the difference?I think all you taht attacked Mike had a moment of
>> "political correctness"and YOU should aploligise to him.
>> Pat
>>
>>
>>
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Keep your top down and your chin up.
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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